Benefits of Using Local Industry

Led by the Christchurch rebuild and a fast-growing Auckland, New Zealand’s construction industry is set to experience its busiest period in more than 40 years. Established for more than 100 years, the local structural steel industry is well placed to meet the growing demand for steel. Years of investment in research, technology and people means the industry has both the capacity and the quality systems to deliver significant volumes of top-quality fabricate structural steel to building and infrastructure projects nationwide.

Innovation

The New Zealand structural steel industry invests significantly in research, technology and people:

Investment in cutting-edge fabrication and 3D-modelling technology has driven cost down and improved quality

World-class R&D programmes, in partnership with Auckland and Canterbury universities, has led to world-first advances in seismic load-resisting systems and performance-based fire design methodology

Thanks to this investment in innovation, local structural steel fabrication capacity has increased from 20,000 to 80,000 tonnes over the past 20 years.

Quality

The New Zealand structural steel industry operates within a robust quality assurance framework, consistently delivering a quality and compliant product: